Whether you are a longtime professional athlete or just someone who enjoys keeping fit through a favorite sport, you are probably no stranger to sports injuries. But while these injuries can curtail your enjoyment of your favorite sports, the right care can help you get back on the track, court or field. Sports medicine devotes itself to the healing and rehabilitation of such injuries -- and fortunately for San Jose athletes, we practice it right here at Insight Chiropractic. We not only perform the necessary treatments to help your body heal itself naturally, but we can even help you reduce the chance of a recurrence.Sports injuries can involve your skeletal system, muscles, nerves and connective tissues. Poor vertebral alignment, for instance, can cause unequal wear and tear on a runner's knees and feet, displace discs and pinch nerves. These issues may cause sciatica, back pain, foot pain, joint deterioration and other career-threatening injuries. The same spinal misalignment can also make you more vulnerable to muscle strains, sprains or torn ligaments. Overused muscles are subject to a wide range of problems, including acute injuries, micro-trauma (small accumulated tears in muscle fibers) and oxygen starvation.
How Our San Jose Chiropractor Can Help
At Insight Chiropractic, we have considerable experience in treating and rehabilitating sports injuries. Our chiropractor, Dr. Forster, is an athlete who has treated a wide range of her fellow athletes, so she has first-hand knowledge of the special challenges sports pose to the human body. In addition to chiropractic adjustments that can restore your skeletal system to its normal balance, she offers Active Release Techniques that promote healing of injuries and the release of scar tissue from muscle overuse. We also offer massage therapy and general preventative care to help you regain and maintain your strength, flexibility and general wellness. If you would like to recover from a nagging sports injury or protect your body from future injuries, contact us for an appointment.
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